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B-Roll
United States403 Posts
Now for my question, for the people who live in Korea or for people who know a lot about Korean cooking. What do you eat on a normal week? What do you have for breakfast? What cooking supplies should I always have? I have a rice cooker and thats about it. Please post anything you know, websites, family recipes, anything can help. Thanks TL!  | ||
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HeadhunteR
Argentina1258 Posts
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
However, it is also one of the most complicated and difficult cuisines to prepare -- at least compared to most American food. I DON'T recommend setting out to make Kimchi of any sort in the beginning, or anything too fancy. Even seasoned Korean housewives struggle on Kimchi, because it's complex and hard to get right -- and when you don't do it right, it's arguably inedible. You should start with the simpler meat dishes, like bulgogi or kalbi (or maybe even sam geop sal). Mind you, this is still more difficult than cooking up spaghetti or steak. | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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XDawn
Canada4040 Posts
(Just dailys @ home, something you would eat Breakfest/Lunch/Dinner), nothing special. 밥 Rice 반찬 Side dishes 국 or 찌개 Thats about. it. I hope someone else in TL can translate those for you more properly 'cause I don't know what it is in ENG. | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
You're not going to make any hardcore Korean dishes -- but the really basic everyday dishes aren't bad. A lot of Korean sidedishes tend to be vegetable oriented -- bean sprouts, spinach, beans, cucumbers especially come to mind, and they're rather easy to prepare as side dishes. Egg dishes are also easy, like Gyeranjjim which you can literally just microwaving an egg after you beat it up. Things like that. Depends on your budget, I guess. I like making East Asian Style Curry, which is cheap and you can eat for a while. Just need Potatos, Onions, Meat of your choice, Other vegetables of your choice, and curry mixes. Don't try to make Kimchi. Just buy them in a Jar... that's honestly the best you're going to get because the chances are you're not going to be able to make Kimchi that's half edible no matter how many youtube videos you look up. The typical Korean Breakfast revolves around soup/stew. Miyuk Gook (Seaweed Soup) and DwenJjang Gook (Korean Miso Soup) and Kkongnamul Gook (Bean Sprout Soup) are nice. The latter two are also really easy to get correctly. Kimchi Stew is also relatively easy. Also, fried rice is common for lunch. There's various different kinds and honestly it's not hard. There are also noodle dishes that are really easy like NengMyun and Bibimmyun. YOu can usually buy packets for these (nengmyun takes a while to get it down properly so buying packets isn't a bad idea), etc. In terms of cooking supplies, you'll almost always want Garlic. It's used nearly in every dish. Peeled and Crushed and Diced. You also want red peppers, and red pepper paste, and miso if you want to make stew/soup. Soy Sauce and Sesame Oil is also essential. Sesame too, I guess. If you want to start doing higher end stuff you'll need myulchi (sorta like anchovies but not really) so you can make the bases for the soup/dishes you're going to be doing. I could try giving you recipes but I honestly just dump everything in and then cook as it goes so I don't know how to transfer them. But you should look for dishes like that. If all else fails you can just mash the sidedishes together with Rice and make bbibbimbap, which is still good ^_^b | ||
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mOnion
United States5657 Posts
I can tell you which is cheaper. | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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mOnion
United States5657 Posts
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 25 2010 15:41 phosphorylation wrote: BTW OP, white rice actually isn't the best thing to eat when you want to race. I recommend korean style mixed grain rice or something like that. I don't think anyone who isn't used to that will be willing to eat that... Oh Gok Bbap is crazy  The least he could do is mix brown rice in the white rice when making the rice... assuming the Rice cooker has a setting for that (Mine does!) | ||
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NokCha
Korea (South)410 Posts
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[Agony]x90
United States853 Posts
However, i would like to give you the warning. Korean food may be healthy in terms of fat, weight control and what not, but it tends to have way too much salt and spices (pepper pastes, pepper powder, and what not). For this reason, a lot of Koreans end up having high blood pressure, ulcers, or other unwanted digestive issues. While it beats dying of a heart attack because your fatass couldn't get up to run every once in a while, it's something you have to keep in mind; Korean food can be and tends to be very bad in terms of salt. Good luck though, and i hope you'll enjoy Korean food more than i have. kk back to mah burgers and fries. | ||
NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
Breakfast; Apple, banana and a couple of bottles of water or 1 piece of fruit and a small cereal bar. Snack; Another piece of fruit if I only had one for breakfast, or some chopped veggies. (Usually celery sticks or carrot, or a small yogurt. Lunch; Korean cook's broth based soup (1/2 a cup - 1 cup.) vegetable or egg side dishes (1-2tbsps) No fried side dishes, or simple carb based stuff. None of the rice, no noodles, no bread *or* a salad with 2tbsps of dressing and a yogurt/fruit depending upon what I had for my snack and breakfast, lots of water. Afternoon snack; Usually depends upon earlier meals. Could be fruit, cereal bar, or veggies. Dinner; Mainly tofu mixed with various sauces, veggies and herbs. Sometimes omelets, lots of steamed, or raw veggies, sparing use of dressings, salads, yooboo (tofu used for a certain type of kimbap.) Also chicken breast (grilled or cold cut.) wholemeal bread used sparingly and again more water. No Korean junk foods except for one non-diet meal a week on a Saturday lunch time, and *only* if I've eaten completely healthily all week. Vitamins taken daily, 15 minutes jogging, 30 reps with 1kg weights (I'm building up gradually.) and the long walk home every day except for Sunday and Saturday. Oh and no food after 7:30pm if at all possible. Tofu is my friend. I recommend checking out blogs like 'Alien's Day Out' written by vegetarians and vegans in Seoul if you want some traditional Korean recipies which are also heavy on the health aspect  | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
Though if you want to efficiently shed pounds and gain muscle mass, concentrate on the large muscles and do 20-30 minute cardio after each session. | ||
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
Also, I wouldn't bother trying to make side-dishes. They're usually sold in these clear plastic containers in local asian markets. You can also buy kimchi by the jar, which are usually really good. Another dish that I have often is daktori-tang which is basically a spicy chicken stew with chicken drumsticks + korean chili paste + lots of potatoes + onions + garlic + water. This dish is amazingly easy to make and is really great with steamed rice. good luck in losing weight! Stay away from galbi and samgyubsal (korean bbq) and don't eat too much rice. | ||
Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
On June 25 2010 16:14 NeverGG wrote: Milkis pretty much summed it up. I've lost 12kg in the last two months due to dieting here in Seoul. My usual daily diet consists of the following; Breakfast; Apple, banana and a couple of bottles of water or 1 piece of fruit and a small cereal bar. Snack; Another piece of fruit if I only had one for breakfast, or some chopped veggies. (Usually celery sticks or carrot, or a small yogurt. Lunch; Korean cook's broth based soup (1/2 a cup - 1 cup.) vegetable or egg side dishes (1-2tbsps) No fried side dishes, or simple carb based stuff. None of the rice, no noodles, no bread *or* a salad with 2tbsps of dressing and a yogurt/fruit depending upon what I had for my snack and breakfast, lots of water. Afternoon snack; Usually depends upon earlier meals. Could be fruit, cereal bar, or veggies. Dinner; Mainly tofu mixed with various sauces, veggies and herbs. Sometimes omelets, lots of steamed, or raw veggies, sparing use of dressings, salads, yooboo (tofu used for a certain type of kimbap.) Also chicken breast (grilled or cold cut.) wholemeal bread used sparingly and again more water. No Korean junk foods except for one non-diet meal a week on a Saturday lunch time, and *only* if I've eaten completely healthily all week. Vitamins taken daily, 15 minutes jogging, 30 reps with 1kg weights (I'm building up gradually.) and the long walk home every day except for Sunday and Saturday. Oh and no food after 7:30pm if at all possible. Tofu is my friend. I recommend checking out blogs like 'Alien's Day Out' written by vegetarians and vegans in Seoul if you want some traditional Korean recipies which are also heavy on the health aspect that sounds pretty hardcore, like 1400~1500 calories or less =o I did something like that at once, I was unbearably miserable although it did work! starvation is a pretty reliable weight loser  | ||
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SuperJongMan
Jamaica11586 Posts
I tried making Korean food everyday once... lasted a week and a half. Since then, I've only made Dak Dori Tang repeatedly cuz its ez. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
You make a years worth of kimchi once a year, and you bury it in the ground so it doesn't go bad. | ||
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Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
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unionbank
Australia666 Posts
I can tell you its not easy this thing called Korean cuisine just go for the classic chicken breast/fruit/veggies/tuna.. but if you must go for Korean, there's no reason why u cant have a crack GL | ||
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aikepah
United States115 Posts
http://aeriskitchen.com/ this lady has lots of good stuff and shows you exactly what you need to do to make it with her youtube vids. The categories are on the right hand side for you to look through. | ||
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On June 25 2010 16:59 Waxangel wrote: that sounds pretty hardcore, like 1400~1500 calories or less =o I did something like that at once, I was unbearably miserable although it did work! starvation is a pretty reliable weight loser It's tough when I'm constantly being offered presents of junk food from people. I'm having to get used to politely declining, or accepting them and passing them on to others. I'm actually enjoying it in a few ways. I don't really like the exercise, but it's nice to be told I look good for once, and I photograph my dinners every night for fun. I'm not starving myself since my portions are smaller, but I still get full. I'm also not skipping meals like I used to when I worked SC all the time. Sometimes then I'd only be able to afford a ramen cup for a whole day, and then I'd stock up on cookies from the OGN press room. Thank God those days are over. | ||
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MaRiNe23
United States747 Posts
But listen..for a Korean meal, rice and kimchi is a MUST..then you can add one other meat such as "dak doh lee ttang" or bulgogi or galbi. This is pretty much all you need..i mean you can also have "den jjang gook" but it's really not necessary..but for me I have to have some kind of meat with my rice and kimchi or I get hungry again real fast or don't have enough energy throughout the day. For the kimchi, like that guy said earlier..if u don't have a korean mom that makes it for u then buying it is the best choice but you HAVE to have kimchi and I'm assuming you alrdy know how to make rice since you got a rice cookA'. So yea like that other guy said earlier, make sure you get the brown rice with the white one for health benefits. So to acutally help you, just get some jars of kimchi and make your rice and find some kind of meat and you got yourself a good korean meal. The meat doesnt even have to be korean, but u need to have some kind of meat to help you stay full gl hfBest Korean foods =D: Ssahm gyup ssahl, Jjam ppong, Jja jjaang myun, Bibim Bahp, thuck bok Gi Vietnam Foods that Koreans enjoy: Wohl Lam Sahm(spring rolls), Wol Lam Gook Soo(pho) The most popular korean food that every korean knows: Kim Bop omg im f'in hungry now!!! XD | ||
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B-Roll
United States403 Posts
Bibimbap(might be my favorite thing in the world) JapChe- cooked noodles, with mushrooms and other Vegies and meat And I know I need to run do all that, my new apartments have a nice gym on site and a path that I can run on.I just want to cut away from picking between Wendy's or Del Taco EveryNight. I have always wanted to be able to cook Korean food, and everything I have tried in the past to make mostly comes out fine. Also I will be cooking sometimes for 4-5 other people, roommates and friends, so I would love to know about side dishes and things like that. This all should have been in my first post, it was a little late when I posted. Edit: I have Rice, Kimchi, Kochujang, and seaweed in my fridge now. I know a little just asking for more input and other things to cook. | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 25 2010 17:25 Waxangel wrote: yah but more and more people are moving into apartments, so it's kind of hard to have the traditional yard and gigantic ceramic pot of kimchi They should make 김치냉장고 shaped like a gigantic ceramic pot imo | ||
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